Hello, 107! This will be the hottest week in DFW in 2 years

Hey Fort Worth, it's HOT!

It looks like that good 'ole Texas hot weather has arrived, with temperatures in the mid-nineties. Stay cool any way you can, like Paula Gallegos and her sleepy grandson Josue Rios, floating in Lake Worth.
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It looks like that good 'ole Texas hot weather has arrived, with temperatures in the mid-nineties. Stay cool any way you can, like Paula Gallegos and her sleepy grandson Josue Rios, floating in Lake Worth.
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For now, there’s no sign that the high pressure system that’s bringing the excessive heat will go away anytime soon, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dennis Cain.

“The forecast models go out 16 days and right there’s not much difference between today and 16 days out,” Cain said.

Heat will be building all week across North Texas
National Weather Service

The Climate Prediction Center 8-14 day outlook shows above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation through the end of the month.

And if you’re hoping for a good dose of rain to break this heat wave, think again.

Cain said North Texas is one the eastern side of the high pressure system, which leads to sinking air. Rising air is needed for showers to form.

Even before the string of 100-degrees gets started, the heat is taking a toll.

On Monday, MedStar implemented its extreme weather policy, which means quicker response times for heat exposure.

Ten heat-related calls were reported in Tarrant County on Monday, according to Matt Zavadsky, a spokesman for MedStar.

“That included a call for two kids locked in a hot car,” Zavadsky said in an email. “The kids were treated and not taken to a hospital.”

Five people related to the 10 calls were taken to area hospitals for treatment Monday, he said. Already, MedStar has treated 264 patients with heat as the primary or secondary issue since May 1 vs. 180 last year.

MedStar crews have treated 264 patients with a heat-related primary or secondary clinical impression since May 1st vs. 180 last year. Long period of temps over 100 degrees predicted this week. Prolonged exposure to hot temperatures can be life threatening - Be careful! pic.twitter.com/cSGNzFSGVj